Ethical dilemma of overweight Soldiers in the military

Abstract

Overweight Soldiers fight two battles - the war on terrorism and the military. The military has a policy governing all Soldiers to meet the Army height and weight screening standards. AR 600-9 states that all Soldiers in the military will have a weigh-in at a minimum during the Army Physical Fitness Test or every six months.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 2005
Accession Number
AD1133388

Entities

People

  • Stan Johnson

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Battlefields
  • Combat Operations
  • Crime
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Elimination
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Genetics
  • Health
  • Iraqi-War
  • National Security
  • Overweight
  • Personality
  • Physical Fitness
  • Recruits
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Terrorism
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design